Pat Riley's Relationship with University of Kentucky?

One (purely speculative) reason that Riley might distance himself: He was part of the 1966 Kentucky team that was portrayed as racist at the time and later in the 2006 movie Glory Road. read more

You never hear about Pat Riley doing this kind of thing for Kentucky -- or even donating lots of money, or showing up in the stands for big games, or anything like that. Here are some quotes from Pat Riley about Kentucky. They seem mostly positive: Quotes From Pat Riley. read more

Riley's name and likeness were used for a 1990 Sega Genesis video game, Pat Riley Basketball. In 1993, while coaching the New York Knicks, Riley published a second New York Times bestseller entitled The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players. read more

Biography - Riley's Road to the Hall of Fame Began at UK, Louisville Courier-Journal (April 10, 2008) by Rick Bozich. It has not been a coincidence that the three cities where Pat Riley has coached his way into the Basketball Hall of Fame are Los Angeles, New York and Miami. read more